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More info?)
Thanks.
At the moment I can only advise users with this issue, assuming a reasonable
amount of time as appears to be the case in this thread to reboot their
systems and see if they can get to their desktop and if there are any
ill-effects.
If you can't get to your desktop after this incident, reboot the system,
start tapping F8, when the menu appears, select "Last Known Good
Configuration." If that fails to resolve it, do the procedure again but at
the menu select Safe Mode and press enter. Once in Safe Mode, you should be
given the option to go immediately to System Restore, do so and select a
restore point prior to when this began.
I've mentioned this to other MVPs and I'll also try to push it up the
pipeline to try to alert Microsoft to the issue as well.
It might help if we knew which update you installed or if you installed all
of them. If anyone only installed one of the updates and is having this
problem, if we know which one, it could be a big help in nailing this down.
--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
"apblack" <apblack@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:036D44F5-8366-4FD8-9FD2-9B602C338045@microsoft.com...
> This was through auto update.
>
> "Michael Solomon (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>
>> Was this through auto update or was this in response to an e-mail that
>> purports to be from Microsoft? There are security updates coming in
>> through
>> auto update but there is also a fraudulent e-mail going around and the
>> attachment in the e-mail is a virus and should not be installed.
>>
>> Hence, knowing how the source of the update to which you refer may help
>> in
>> resolving the issue.
>>
>> --
>> Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>> Windows Shell/User
>> Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>> DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>>
>> "eh12" <eh12@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:3BD7053E-0E7E-4B5E-AFC0-21CED4431303@microsoft.com...
>> > Whilst turning off my laptop last night - microsoft state that it would
>> > like
>> > to make some updates, which I agreed to. The result is my pc has been
>> > running
>> > all night, with this message;
>> > On page 1: DO NOT TURN OFF OR UNPLUG YOUR COMPUTER;IT WILL TURN OFF
>> > AUTOMATICALLY.
>> >
>> > On page 2: INSTALLING UPDATE 1 OF 2
>> >
>> > Looks like a virus - what action is required!!!
>>
>>
>>